Toilet article.



J. DEAN.

TOILET ARTICLE.

APPLlCATlON FILED MAY 14. 1914.

Patented May 16, 1916.

Wvtweooeo UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIGE.

JOHN DEAN, or RACINE, WISCONSIN.

TOILET ARTICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1916.

Application filed May 14, 1914. Serial no. 838,577.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN DEAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of \Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toilet Articles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in toilet articles, and more particularly relates to bottles or receptacles for dispensing powdered soap and the like; and the objects and nature of the invention will be'readily understood by those skilled in the art in the light of the following explanation of the accompanying drawings illustrating what I now believe to be the preferred embodiment or mechanical expression of my invention from among other formations within the spirit and scope thereof. 1

The object of the invention is to provide a soap powder dispensing bottle or shaker with a removable closure normally locked or 7 bottle when the closure is thereon.

secured thereto and closing the powder egress opening therefrom and. carrying and forming the base of a brush or other face rubber for receiving soap powder from said shaker when the closure is detached therefrom, and for rubbing the face to form lather thereon for shaving purposes when said closure is secured on the shaker so that the .shaker; forms the handle of said rubber, whereby the soap powder shaker and the face rubber form and constitute a single toilet article for shaving purposes, and the shaker can be thrown away when emptied and a filled shaker substituted therefor, and whereby the shaker when made of transparent material, such as glass, will enable a person to see the quantity of powder therein and=will thus serve to warn the owner when the supply in the shaker being used is about exhausted.

The invention consists in certain novel features in a combination of parts as more fully and particularly set forth and specified hereinafter.

Referring to the. accompanying drawings;Figure 1, is a perspective view of a toilet article involving my invention. Fig. 2, is a longitudinal section. perspective illustrating the manner of using the same in applying the powder to the rubber.

In the drawings, I show a glass, or other transparent-material, soap-powder-contain- Flg. 8, 1s a.

ing bottle 1, having its lower endor bottom formed to constitute a base on which the bottle can stand in an upright position. The open end or mouth of this bottle contains a slip, friction, or plug stopper, cap or disk 2,.fitted down within the mouth of the bottle and this stopper is formed to permit egress of the soap powder when the bottle is reversed and shaken. For instance I show this stopper formed with the powder egress opening The neck of the particular bottie that I have selected for illustrative purposes, is formed with exterior screw threads l, whereby the outside or cover-all closure or cap 5, is secured or locked to the bottle to cover the mouth thereof and its stopper 2, and thereby close the egress opening 3.

This closure 5, is formed rigid with a top socket 6, 1n which a suitable rubber is setles fixed in said socket to form shaving brush '4', projecting from the closure in longitudinal continuation thereof and of the The closure 5, in the example illustrated, is in the form of a flanged imperforate cap having its flange threaded or otherwise formed to mesh with the exterior thread of bottle neck and screw thereon to cover the mouth and neck of the bottle and tightly close the same against the passage of water from the shaving brush into the interior of the bottle other bottles, cans or receptacles of soap powder, and if so desired, each can be fitted with a removable closure provided with and forming the base of a lather forming face rubber, such as a shaving brush.

In using this toilet article for shaving purposes the closure will be removed and the brush moistened to the desired degree. The brush can then be held in the left hand, for

instance, while the powder shaker is held in the right hand and manipulated to discharge the desired quantity of powder on cured. For instance, I show hairs or bris- I stored to its normal position on and sealing the wet brush. The closure willthen be rethe shaker or bottle,-which then constitutes the handle by which the brush is manipu lated in working the soap into lather on the face preparatory to shaving.

Where the soap powder bottles are formed of glass or other transparent material through which the powder can be readily seen, as I prefer, the user can always observe without effort, the quantity of f powder in the bottle and will be thereby reminded to secure a fresh or filled'bottle when the bottle being used as a part of the brush is about emptied. I intend to place filled bottles on the market Without the brush carrying closure, so that users can purchase such filled bottles and apply the same to the closures carrying the brushes when powder in the bottles being used is exhausted and such emptied bottles are thrown away.

Although I have specifically described a. particular bottle, yet I do. not wish to so limit my invention, nor do Iw-ish to limit my invention to any particular kind of brush-carrying closure for said bottle inasmuch as I can employ other closures than those of the screw cap type, that I happen to disclose hereby.

It is evident that various modifications and variations might be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the exact disclosure hereof. I

\Vhat I claim is LA toilet article for shaving purposes consisting essentially of a shaving brush provided with a removable handle formed by a soap powder shaker having a transparent wall, said brush also provided with abase constituting a water-shedding closure for and removably receiving the outlet end of said shaker.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a"

scribed.

- 3. -A lather-forming toilet article consist-" ing essentially of a' soap-receiving and faceemployed to, sprinkle powder on said body, substantially as derubbing element, a holder depending from and permanently receiving said element and forminga water-shedding closure cap, and a base-forming handle consistingof a. powderedsoap shaker having its upper outlet end formed to be covered by said cap and to be therebyremovably secured to said element in handle-forming position with respect thereto, substantially as described.

4. A-shaving brush providedv with a sectional handle embodying a permanent bristlecarrying section depending in the formof a water-shedding closure cap adapted to close the upper outlet end of a soap powder bottle and thereby removably couple the bottle to said section to constitute a base-forming handle for the shaving brush, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN DEAN.-

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